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1 MOS 3330 Test 1 Review Problems & Solutions General Information Test date, time, location: See the course outline See also the course web site: dan.uwo.ca/courses/3330 Test time conflict (due to having a Wed. evening class) must report to the instructor no later than one week before the test date Exam conflict consists of having 3 exams within 23 hours Missing the test check the course web site for instruction Test coverage: The coverage is based on the lecture notes, not the textbook. o Introduction to Operations Management o Supply chain management o Inventory management o Forecasting Test structure: Test 1 is worth 25% of your course grade Test 1 = total 60 marks o Question 1 Computational, 4 parts, total 16 marks o Question 2 Short answers, 2 questions (conceptual, no calculation), 7 marks each, total 14 marks o Question 3 Multiple choice, 30 questions (concepts and simple calculations), 1 mark each, total 30 marks o Formula sheet provided on the last page of the test (you can get an exact copy from the course web site prior to the test) Don t forget to bring to test: Student ID Non-programmable calculator Pencils for multiple choice scantron sheet No cell phones on person or on desk during the test No personal scrap paper 1

2 A. Computational General Tips Recommended steps for how to prepare for computational questions in Test 1: 1. Review computational examples in the lecture notes. Understand input and output numbers for each formula. Understand when to use each formula/model. The test questions will not specify which formula/model to use; you have to identify which one to use based on information given (i.e., numerical data, the context of the question, and what the question is asking for). The test questions may also contain unneeded numbers; you have to identify which number should be included or omitted in your calculation. 2. Download the formula sheet from the course web site. Familiarize yourself with what is on the sheet. Formula sheet is for the entire course; Test 1 covers the top ¹ ₃ of the formula sheet. Symbols are not defined on the formula sheet; you should know what the symbols stand for as part of your understanding (e.g., you should know that TC in Inventory Management stands for Total Cost.) 3. Study end-of-chapter problems in the textbook. Practice how to carry out calculations using different formulas and models. Familiarize yourself with typical input numbers and typical phrases that describe the context of the question. You don t have to do all problems in the textbook; see A1 below for suggested problems. 4. Study questions from the old exams. See A2 below. Notes on Rounding In most cases, just use normal rounding. For example, should be rounded down to 32, and should be rounded up to 48, if the final answer has to be an integer. For a physical quantity (e.g., order quantity), the final answer should be an integer. For a dollar amount, the final answer should have two decimal points (e.g., if the calculated total cost is $ , then the final answer is $ ). For all intermediate calculations, use the decimal numbers before rounding (2 or 3 decimal places will suffice). For example, one question asks you to calculate EOQ and the total cost. Let s say that EOQ = Then will be rounded down to 32 in your final statement of what the order quantity is. In order to calculate the total cost, however, use (not 32) in the TC formula because it will give you a more precise answer. 2

3 A1. Textbook Computational Problems Topic Inventory Management Suggested textbook end-of-chapter problems #9 #11 #13 Use holding cost of $5/bag/year throughout this question; see the alternate solution provided in this review document #14 Use holding cost of $5/bag/year throughout this question; see the alternate solution provided in this review document #17 #22 Assume Q system #23 (b) Holding cost given is $0.55 per bag, but what you need is the holding cost per pound; also in (b), textbook calculates total cost differently from the lecture notes, but the answer is the same either way. For the test, STICK TO THE LECTURE NOTES FORMULAS. #25 (a) Holding cost given is $3 per bag, but what you need is the holding cost per pound; (b) textbook calculates total cost differently from the lecture notes, but the answer is the same either way. For the test, STICK TO THE LECTURE NOTES FORMULAS. Forecasting #3 #5 Use F 1 = D 1 to start calculation for exponential smoothing #6 Use F 1 = D 1 to start calculation for exponential smoothing #9 Solve the problem by the method shown in the lecture notes; see the alternate solution provided in this review document #14 Solve the problem by the method shown in the lecture notes; see the alternate solution provided in this review document #19 #21 Also use MAPD and CE to compare two methods; see the alternate solution provided in this review document A2. Computational Questions from Old Exams 1. You are given the following partial demand and forecast data for a product: Quarter (t): Forecast (F t): Demand (D t): a) Compute a 3-quarter simple moving average forecast for quarter 7. b) The actual demand for quarter 7 turned out to be Compute an exponentially smoothed forecast for quarter 8 with α = Use the forecast for quarter 7 from part a). c) Observing the actual demands for quarters 4 through 7, you are thinking about updating the value of α in part b). Would you choose a smaller or larger value than 0.15? Justify your answer briefly. d) For the forecasts given in part a) (quarters 4 to 6) and the forecast computed in a) (quarter 7), compute a measure of bias error. Is there any bias, and if so, has the forecast been biased low or high? 3

4 e) The product turns out to be popular homemade-style ice cream made in a small plant. The complete demand data for years 1, 2, and 3 are given below. Compute the forecast for each of quarters in year 4, given that the forecast for the total demand in year 4 is 2980 gallons. Quarterly demand (in gallons) Year Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3 Quarter The University Gift Shop purchases sweatshirts emblazoned with the school name and logo from a vendor in Toronto. The vendor sells the sweatshirts to the Gift Shop for $34.99 apiece. Shipping from Toronto to London costs $110 per order. When an order arrives, it has been estimated that receiving and inspection tasks cost the Gift Shop $25. The annual holding cost for a sweatshirt is calculated as 11% of the purchase cost. The Gift Shop manager estimates that 3100 sweatshirts will be sold during the upcoming academic year. a) Determine the optimal order quantity using the basic EOQ model. b) The vendor has recently offered a 3% discount on the purchase price if the Gift Shop orders 500 or more but less than 2000 at a time, and a 5% discount if the Shop orders 2000 or more at a time. Would you take up one of these offers? If so, what is the new optimal order quantity, and if not, why not? Use the same holding cost from part a) throughout this question. c) Based on your answer in part b), how many orders will there be in a year? What is the annual average inventory level? d) Based on your answer in part b), what is the reorder point if the lead time is 3 business days? Assume that there are 260 business days a year. e) In parts a) and b), one type of the main inventory management costs has not been included in calculating the optimal order quantity. What is it and why has it been left out? 3. Big Value Supermarket stocks Crunchies Cereal. The demand for Crunchies was 10,200 boxes in year 6. The demand forecast for year 7 is calculated using exponential smoothing with α = 0.12 (the forecast for year 6 was 9500 boxes). It costs Big Value $80 per order of Crunchies and $0.85 per box annually to keep the cereal in storage. The store manager wants to know what the optimal inventory management policy is for Crunchies in year 7. Determine the optimal policy and describe it based on a periodic review system. What is the total cost associated with the optimal policy, and what is the average inventory level of Crunchies? Assume that Big Value operates 365 days per year. 4. ABC Computers assembles microcomputers from generic components. It purchases its colour monitors from a manufacturer in Taiwan with a lead time of 21 days. Daily demand for monitors is normally distributed with a mean of 3.5 monitors and a standard deviation of 1.7 monitors. ABC has determined that the ordering cost is $325 per order, the annual holding cost is $25 per monitor, and the stockout cost is $450 per lost sale. Currently ABC calculates the safety stock level for monitors based on a 90% service level. If ABC is willing to spend 50% more on managing safety stock, what service level could be achieved? The number of standard deviations is 1.28 for 90% service level, 1.65 for 95%, 2.05 for 98%, and 2.33 for 99%. ABC uses a continuous review system. 4

5 5. The manager of Petro North gasoline service station wants to forecast the demand for unleaded gasoline next month so that the proper number of gallons can be ordered from the distributor. The manager has accumulated the sales data and forecast accuracy measures during the past 10 months, which are shown in the table below. Fill all blank spaces in the table labeled a through f. Month 3-month Simple Sales MAD MAPD MSE CE Moving Average (in gallons) Feb N/A 1130 N/A N/A N/A N/A Mar N/A 1360 N/A N/A N/A N/A Apr N/A 1440 N/A N/A N/A N/A May b Jun d Jul e Aug c Sep Oct a f Nov Richmond Street Microbrewery makes Western Beer, which it bottles and sells in its adjoining pub/restaurant and by the case. It costs $1100 to set up, brew and bottle a batch of the beer. The annual cost to store the beer is $2.75 per bottle. The annual demand for the beer is 16,000 bottles and the brewery has the capacity to produce 28,000 bottles annually. The current production policy is to continue producing the beer until the storage gets full. The storage holds a maximum of 750 bottles of beer. Production starts again when the inventory of beer is depleted. The owners of the brewery are considering an option of increasing the beer storage space to hold a maximum of 3000 bottles as part of their expansion strategy for the next five years. Is this a good option in terms of the cost savings? Why or why not? Comment also on the current policy of producing the beer until the storage is full. What would be an optimal production policy for the brewery? Lastly, determine how many production days are required for the optimal production policy (assume one year = 365 days). 7. The following table shows demand and forecast data for a product in number of units. Period Demand Forecast a) Select and compute appropriate measures of forecast error. Give an interpretation for each of the error measure value. Based on your interpretation, how would you improve the future forecast in general? b) Your friend, Norman Bates, calculated F 6 from the data above, and told you that F 6 is 165. Could he have used a 3-period weighted moving average to obtain his F 6? Justify your answer briefly. c) You are considering using exponential smoothing or simple moving average to calculate F 6. Norman tells you that exponential smoothing only includes the most recent demand and ignores earlier demands, so simple moving average is better. Is his right? Justify your answer briefly. 5

6 B. Multiple Choice General Tips Recommended steps for how to prepare for multiple choice questions in Test 1: 1. Focus on the lecture notes. All multiple choice questions are based on the lecture notes. Be able to define/explain all terms and concepts contained in the lecture notes. If you are not sure about a term or concept, make a note of that and look it up in the textbook later (see Step 2). 2. Read the textbook chapters that correspond to the test coverage. DO NOT read the textbook unless you are clear about what is in the lecture notes. Take notes only on the materials covered in the lecture notes. Take notes on terms/concepts that you were not sure about in the lecture notes. Read quickly through the terms/concepts that are not in the lecture notes (don t take any notes). 3. Study questions from the old exams. See B1 below. 4. You may also study web quizzes provided on the textbook web site. Go to Look for Browse by Resource menu. Click on Web Quizzes. Skip the question if it is about the concept that is not in our lecture notes. B1. Multiple Choice Questions from Old Exams 1) Service level of 95% means that a. the service goal is to meet 95% of annual demand b. the service goal is to meet 95% of demand during lead time c. there is a 95% chance that 95% of demand during lead time will be met d. there is a 95% chance that all of demand during lead time will be met 2) In ABC inventory classification system, class A items may a. require higher safety stock b. require frequent deliveries c. require a periodic inventory system d. require batch updating of inventory records 3) The simple moving average technique a. works better for long-range forecasts than short-range forecasts when large N is used b. reacts well to random variations c. reacts well to variations that occur for a reason d. requires minimal amount of data 6

7 4) An advantage of P system over Q system may be a. small inventory b. large inventory c. accurate inventory control d. low inventory control cost 5) Which of the following is true concerning the smoothing parameter (α) used in exponential smoothing? a. α = 0.4 means the forecast for the next period is based on 40% older data and 60% recent data. b. If α = 0, the forecast is equivalent to the naive forecast. c. The higher the value of α, the less the effect of smoothing. d. The higher the value of α, the more the effect of smoothing. 6) For a company that uses a continuous review inventory system, which of the following is true? a. The order interval is fixed. b. The order interval may vary with each order. c. The order quantity and the order interval are fixed. d. The order quantity may vary with each order. 7) Suppose that the EOQ for an inventory problem was first calculated to be Q*. Then you found out that the ordering cost would be lower than anticipated. Without recalculating the EOQ, what can you say about the relationship between the new Q* (= Q* new) and the original Q*? a. Q* = Q* new b. Q* < Q* new c. Q* > Q* new d. Inconclusive without knowing how much the ordering cost decreased 8) Among the following, the most suitable forecasting method when a trend exists is a. simple moving average with large N b. weighted moving average with a large weight on the most recent demand c. exponential smoothing with small α d. adjusted exponential smoothing with small α and small β 9) Quantitative and qualitative forecasting methods a. may produce conflicting results b. require historical data c. are mostly used for short- to medium-range forecasts d. cannot be used together 10) Inventory holding cost may include a. material purchase cost b. interest on loans c. penalty charge if demand is not met d. inspection of incoming supplies at warehouses 11) Given demands, D 1 = 20, D 2 = 16, and D 3 = 12, what is F 5 using the naive forecasting method? a. F 5 = 8 b. F 5 = 12 c. F 5 = 16 d. Inconclusive from the given data 12) In the EPQ model, which EOQ assumption does no longer hold? a. Lead time is constant b. Demand is constant c. Items are received all at once d. Supply is certain 7

8 13) A company has two sets of demand forecasts, one for the basic model and the other for the luxury model. The basic model forecast consists of dollar values under 500 and the luxury model forecast consists of values over If the company currently uses one forecasting method for both basic and luxury models, which forecast error should be used to assess the accuracy of the forecast method? a. MAD b. MAPD c. MSE d. CE 14) Considering a steak-house restaurant as an operations system, which of the following would not generally be used to describe the transformation process? a. Physical b. Locational c. Exchange d. Psychological 15) Which of the following is true about Operations Management? a. In order to create a stable and efficient working environment, Operations should be kept in isolation from outside influences such as customers. b. Since service organizations do not produce a product, the principles of inventory management do not apply. c. Operations managers are involved in managing people, processes and products. d. Operations managers are concerned about how to finance new equipment. 16) Large batch size orders a. are easier for the supplier to manage b. are more costly for the supplier c. decrease the customer s inventory levels d. increase the customer s flexibility to deal with sudden market changes 17) Which of the following does not contribute to uncertainty in the supply chain? a. demand forecasting b. inventory c. batch ordering d. price fluctuations 18) Vendor managed inventory means that a. vendors generate forecasts b. vendors often receive data electronically c. vendors take advantage of the distributor s expertise d. vendors produce and deliver products to their customers 19) When a company withholds customization of its final products as long as possible, this is an example of a. postponement b. delayed warehousing c. extended storage d. cross docking 20) Which forecasting method suffers from the possibility of having one person s opinion dominate the forecast? a. Market research b. Executive opinion c. Simple moving average d. Näive method 21) Which companies are more likely to use 3PL services to handle most of their logistics needs? a. Transportation companies b. Warehousing companies c. Hospital equipment manufacturers d. Companies engaged in international business 8

9 C. Short Answers General Tips Recommended steps for how to prepare for short answer questions in Test 1: 1. Study the lecture notes. For short answer questions, the justification of your answer starts from the understanding of terms and concepts covered in the lecture notes. Be able to define/explain all terms and concepts contained in the lecture notes. Keep in mind that, if you study the lecture notes for multiple choice questions, then you are studying for short answers at the same time! 2. Read the textbook chapters that correspond to the test coverage. DO NOT read the textbook unless you are clear about what is in the lecture notes. Take notes only on the materials covered in the lecture notes. For short answers, take notes on different examples and alternate explanations, which can help you with the building of your justification. In regard to the terms/concepts that are not in the lecture notes but are in the textbook, reading through them once is recommended for short answers because it provides you with a broad perspective, which is helpful for building your justification. 3. Study end-of-chapter discussion questions from the textbook. You don t have to do all questions in the textbook; see C1 below for suggested problems. 4. Study questions from the old exams. See C2 below. A short answer question may ask you: To apply a concept covered in the lecture notes to a real-world setting. Whether or not a strategy/method/model is a good idea for a particular organization. To choose among different strategies/methods/models for a particular organization. To suggest improvement for various operational issues. To provide a real-world example of a concept. Do s and Don ts: Do demonstrate the basic understanding of concepts covered in the course. Do provide a sound and comprehensive justification/explanation that fits the context of the question. Do answer the question as directly as possible (read the question carefully!). Don t include irrelevant ideas. Don t go off at a tangent. Don t repeat/rephrase the same points. 9

10 C1. Textbook Discussion Questions Topic Suggested end-of-chapter discussion questions Intro to OM #1, 2, 3, 4, 8 Supply Chain Management #10, 11 + Case: DIMCO #1 Inventory Management #2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15, 16, 18, 19 Forecasting #3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 + Case: Bram-Wear #1 C2. Short Answer Questions from Old Exams 1. How could a convenience store like 7-Eleven or Mac s, which sells a variety of goods (snack foods, drinks, lottery tickets, sun tan lotions, etc.), implement the ABC system? Explain how you would categorize store items (give examples) and what type of inventory management policy you would use for each category. 2. Name a competitive strategy that Canadian Tire could use to manage its supply chain. Justify your answer briefly. Your answer will be graded based on the validity of your justification, not for what Canadian Tire may actually do. 3. For a grape farm in Southern California, which quantitative method would be appropriate for forecasting its demand and how would you select the values of parameters in those methods? Make sure to explain why you would choose certain methods and certain parameter values. 10

11 Solutions A1. Textbook Computational Problems Inv, #9 Appendix A (look for chapter 3 answers) Inv, #11 Appendix A (look for chapter 3 answers) Inv, #13 Alternate solution: Basic EOQ = [2(1560)(10)/5] ½ ; not qualified for the lowest purchase price TC@$19 = 10(1560/78.99) + 5(78.99/2) + 19(1560) = $ TC@$18 = 10(1560/100) + 5(100/2) + 18(1560) = $ ; the optimal quantity is 100 Inv, #14 Alternate solution: Basic EOQ = [2(1560)(10)/5] ½ ; not qualified for the lowest purchase price TC@$19 = 10(1560/78.99) + 5(78.99/2) + 19(1560) = $ TC@$18 = 10(1560/100) + 5(100/2) + 18(1560) = $ TC@$16 = 10{1560/[(1560/12) 3]} + 5(390/2) + 16(1560) = $ TC@$14.50 = 10{1560/[(1560/12) 6]} + 5(780/2) (1560) = $ ; the optimal quantity is 780 Inv, #17 Appendix A (look for chapter 3 answers) Inv, #22 (a) EOQ = (b) R = dl + zσ d(l) ½ = (8)(2) + (1.88)(3)(2) ½ = rolls (c) SS = zσ d(l) ½ = rolls (d) R = rolls (e) SS = rolls Inv, #23 Appendix A (look for chapter 3 answers) (b) Note that the textbook provides an alternative way of calculating total cost; if you use the formula from the lecture notes, the final solution should be the same Inv, #25 Appendix A (look for chapter 3 answers) (b) Note that the textbook provides an alternative way of calculating total cost; if you use the formula from the lecture notes, the final solution should be the same Fcst, #3 Appendix A (look for chapter 4 answers) Fcst, #5 Appendix A (look for chapter 4 answers) Fcst, #6 (a) α = 0.1: F 1 = 430, F 2 = 430, F 3 = 415.9, F 4 = , F 5 = , F 6 = , MAD = 71.4; α = 0.7: F 1 = 430, F 2 = 430, F 3 = 331.3, F 4 = , F 5 = , F 6 = , MAD = (b) the answer is the same, α = 0.1 is better; both data sets do not exhibit a trend and the variation in the data appears to be random Fcst, #9 Alternate solution: D Fall = = 430, D Winter = 3000, D Spring = 1100, D Summer = 1551; ΣD i = 6081 S Fall = 430/6081 = 0.07, S Winter = 0.49, S Spring = 0.18, S Summer = 0.26 F Year3,Fall = = 280, F Year3,Winter = 1960, F Year3,Spring = 720, F Year3,Summer = 1040 Fcst, #14 Alternate solution: D Fall = = 743, D Winter = 368, D Spring = 1007, D Summer = 666; ΣD i = 2784 S Fall = 743/2784 = 0.27, S Winter = 0.13, S Spring = 0.36, S Summer = 0.24 F Year3,Fall = = , F Year3,Winter 198, F Year3,Spring = 549, F Year3,Summer = 366 Fcst, #19 Appendix A (look for chapter 4 answers) 11

12 Fcst, #21 Alternate solution: MAD 1 = ( )/6 = 31/6 = 5.167, MAPD 1 = 31/( ) = 31/560 = 0.055, CE 1 = ( 2) + ( 4) = +19; MAD 2 = ( )/6 = 15/6 = 2.5, MAPD 2 = 15/560 = 0.027, CE 2 = 3 + ( 1) ( 2) + ( 4) + ( 3) = 5; method #2 is better because MAD, MAPD and CE are all smaller in magnitude A2. Computational Questions from Old Exams 1. a) F 7 = ( )/3 = 490 b) F 8 = α D 7 + (1 α) F 7 = 0.15(1060) (490) = c) Since the demand for quarter 7 is notably larger than the demand for quarters 4-6, the sudden demand increase in quarter 7 should not be disregarded as a result of random variation. In order to reflect the recent change in demand, choose a higher value of α. d) Cumulative Error = Σ(D t F t) = ( ) + ( ) + ( ) + ( ) = 610; the large positive cumulative error indicates that the forecast has been highly underestimated. e) Ice cream can be a seasonal product, and in this case, a seasonal pattern is observed in the given demand data. So compute the forecast based on the seasonal forecast method. Seasonal factors: S 1 = D 1/ΣD i = 1170/ , S 2 = 2140/ , S 3 = 3030/ , S 4 = 1490/ Forecast for each quarter: F yr4, 1 = (S 1)(F yr4) = (0.15)(2980) = 447, F yr4, 2 = (0.27)(2980) = , F yr4, 3 = (0.39)(2980) = , F yr4, 4 = (0.19)(2980) = a) P = $34.99 per unit, D = 3100 per year, C O = = $135 per order, C H = 0.11(34.99) = $3.85 per unit per year EOQ = (2DC O/C H) 1/2 = [2(3100)(135)/3.85] 1/2 = sweatshirts b) Compare the total cost for the following three scenarios: Order basic EOQ: TC = C O(D/EOQ) + C H(EOQ/2) + P D = 135(3100/466.26) (466.26/2) (3100) = $110, Order 500 to qualify for the first purchase discount (3%): TC = 135(3100/500) (500/2) (34.99)(3100) = $107, lowest TC Order 2000 to qualify for the second purchase discount (5%): TC = 135(3100/2000) (2000/2) (34.99)(3100) = $107, Take 3% discount; the new optimal order quantity is 500. c) Optimal order quantity (from part b) = 500 Number of orders per year = 3100/500 = Average inventory = 500/2 = 250 d) Lead time, L = 3 Daily demand rate, d = 3100/260 = Reorder point = d L = (12)(3) = 36 e) Shortage cost has not been included in calculation because shortage never occurs in the basic EOQ model and EOQ with quantity discount due to the assumptions on demand (known and constant) and supply (certain and receive all at once). 3. F 7 = αd 6 + (1 α)f 6 = 0.12(10200) (9500) = 9584 boxes EOQ = (2DC O/C H) ½ = [2(9584)(80)/(0.85)] ½ = boxes Order interval = (No. of days in a year)/(no. of orders) = 365/(D/Q*) = 365/(9584/1343) = days 12

13 Periodic review system: order 1343 boxes every 51 days TC = C O(D/EOQ) + C H(EOQ/2) = 80(9584/ ) ( /2) = $ Average inventory level = EOQ/2 = /2 = boxes 4. Current safety stock level = z σ d (L) ½ = (1.28)(1.7)(21) ½ = monitors Once you obtain safety stock, the main inventory cost associated with safety stock is holding cost. Current cost of holding 10 units of safety stock = (per-unit holding cost) (# of safety stock) = (25)(10) = $250 if ABC is willing to spend 50% more on safety stock, then ABC s new holding cost = = $375 New holding cost = 375 = (per-unit holding cost) (safety new service level) = 25 [z (1.7)(21) ½ ] solve for z to find out what new service level could be achieved z = ABC could achieve at least 97% service level with 50% more spent on safety stock holding cost. 5. a = 3-month SMA = ( )/3 = In order to find b, set up any forecast equation that includes b: for example, F 6 = (D 5+D 4+D 3)/3 = (b )/3 solve for b = 1220 c = 285 d = e = f = Is the storage expansion a good idea? Max inventory level = Q(1 d/p) 750 = Q( /28000) Q = 1750 bottles = current production quantity TC = C O(D/Q) + C H(Q/2)(1 d/p) = 1100(16000/1750) (1750/2)( /28000) = $11, Following the full storage production policy with storage expansion: 3000 = Q( /28000) Q = 7000 bottles = production quantity after storage expansion TC = 1100(16000/7000) (7000/2)( /28000) = $ storage expansion leads to cost savings What would be an optimal production quantity? EPQ = {2DC O/[C H(1 d/p)]} ½ = {2(16000)(1100)/[(2.75)( /28000)} ½ = ; TC = 1100(16000/5465) (5465/2)( /28000) = $ cost savings compared to the current production policy However, max inventory level = EPQ(1 d/p) = ( /28000) = > current storage capacity if EPQ were to be used, the storage space must be expanded Length of a production run = EPQ/p = /(28000/365) = days 7. a) By observation, demand and forecast figures are relatively close in magnitude no need for MSE; MAD might be hard to interpret by itself MAPD is easier to interpret by measuring forecast error relative to the demand level; use CE to measure bias error MAPD = Σ D t F t / ΣD t = ( ) / ( ) = 115/515 = 0.223; quite high level of error relative to the size of demand CE = Σ(D t F t) = ( 20) + ( 10) + (60) + ( 10) + ( 15) = +5; the forecasts have been biased slightly low; however, looking at the data reveals that 4 out 5 forecasts were biased high, not low 13

14 General Improvement: lower forecast value in general; demand data exhibit quite a bit of fluctuation be more responsive to change in demand, rather than smoothing; investigate the cause for the rather big increase in period 3 (was it random or by some special cause?); the product may also be a seasonal product if so, make use of the seasonal forecast method b) Not possible to get F 6 = 165 from D 3 = 160, D 4 = 100, and D 5 = 85 using a 3-period weighted moving average; the largest possible forecast based on the weighted moving average is only 160 when the weights are w 3 = 1, w 4 = 0 and w 5 = 0 c) The claim exponential smoothing only includes the most recent demand is not true; the formula for exponential smoothing implies that all past demands are included: F t+1 = αd t + (1 α)f t = αd t + (1 α)[αd t 1 + (1 α)f t 1] and so on. Exponential smoothing and simple moving average have different advantages and limitations, so we cannot conclude that simple moving average is always better than exponential smoothing B1. Multiple Choice Questions from Old Exams Question Answer 1 d 2 b 3 a 4 d 5 c 6 b 7 c 8 b 9 a 10 b 11 b 12 c 13 b 14 b 15 c 16 a 17 b 18 b 19 a 20 b 21 d C1. Textbook Discussion Questions Intro, #1 Lecture notes, Introduction, slide 4 Intro, #2 E.g., operations managers must plan the production schedule, manage quality levels, and manage inventory Intro, #3 E.g., fast food restaurant: the inputs include the cook, the grill, and the materials such as the meat, bun, and toppings; the materials are then transformed into the cooked hamburger Intro, #4 Lecture notes, Introduction, slide 3 Intro, #8 Lecture notes, Introduction, slide 7 14

15 SCM, #10 Partnering is the development of a close relationship with a supplier, based on trust, shared information and vision; the advantages are the ability to reduce costs, improve quality and planning; the disadvantages are the violation of trust that can cause problems and the inability to quickly change suppliers if problems arise SCM, #11 Lecture notes, Supply Chain Management, slide 9 SCM Case DIMCO #1 DIMCO currently has 375 different suppliers from around the world. They supply 1350 different components or raw material items. DIMCO sends all of its finished goods to a central warehouse that next supplies ten regional distributions centers (RDCs). Each of the RDCs supplies an average of 12 local distributors that supply an average of 35 retailers. Inv, #2 Lecture notes, Inventory Management, slide 2-3 Inv, #3 Lecture notes, Inventory Management, slide 4 Inv, #7 Lecture notes, Inventory Management, slide 9 Inv, #8 Lecture notes, Inventory Management, slide 9 Inv, #9 Lecture notes, Inventory Management, slide 9 Inv, #10 Lecture notes, Inventory Management, slide 9 Inv, #11 Lecture notes, Inventory Management, slide 10 Inv, #13 Increases in the demand or ordering costs will increase the EOQ since they have a positive relationship, which also means that decreases in them will decrease the EOQ; there is an inverse or negative relationship between holding costs and EOQ, e.g., as they increase, the EOQ decreases, and vice versa Inv, #15 Lecture notes, Inventory Management, slide 20 Inv, #16 Safety stock increases the reorder point Inv, #18 Lecture notes, Inventory Management, slide 7 Inv, #19 Perpetual review is the same as continuous updating of the inventory record Fcst, #3 Lecture notes, Forecasting, slide 5 Fcst, #4 Lecture notes, Forecasting, slide 4 Fcst, #5 Lecture notes, Forecasting, slide 6-7 Fcst, #6 Fcst, #8 Fcst, #9 Fcst Case Time series models assume that the demand is only related to its own past demand patterns; causal models assume that the some other factor affects the variable we are trying to predict Using the same forecasting model may not continue to be the best way to accurately forecast demand if changes in the environment occur We should consider the amount and type of available data, the degree of accuracy, the length of forecast horizons, and whether data patterns exist; we should evaluate the tradeoffs between data accuracy and the cost to forecast Bra-Wear #1 No, seasonal exponential smoothing is not the best model for forecasting Urban Run athletic wear because the demand pattern is no longer seasonal. 15

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